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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
United 
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States Army Sergeant Albert Ware of Chicago, who was killed in 
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action in Afghanistan on December 18, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware was born in Monrovia, Liberia; he 
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immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 and moved to 
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Chicago; he graduated from Corliss High School in 2002; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 2003, Sgt. Albert Ware made the decision to 
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serve his adopted country; he spent 2 1/2 years in the National 
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Guard before joining the Army; he was assigned to the 782nd 
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Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd 
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Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina and hoped 
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to eventually become a member of the U.S. Army Rangers; he was 
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serving in his second tour in Afghanistan when he was 
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tragically killed; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware is survived by his wife, 
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Plichette; his children, T'John, Heaven, and Musu; his birth 
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mother, Massa Kamu of Monrovia, Liberia; his mother, Anna; his 
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father, Thomas; and his sister, Ciatta; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware's patriotism and courage will be 
 


 






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remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, 
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and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United 
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States Army Sergeant Albert Ware; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Sgt. Albert Ware as an expression of 
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our sympathy.